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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
0.1 µV (10 dB S+N/S)
Selectivity ? 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB) 6 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 45 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.4 W, 10% THD @ 1000 Hz

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Built-in telescopic + Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1 12-12.5 V DC, 8 "A" Cells
Current RX Max 80 mA ? 16 mA min
TX Max 1.8 A - 250 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 1974 and 19xx
Dimensions 56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
75 × 220 × 50 mm
(2.95 × 8.66 × 1.97 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000079E SONY-ICF-006800W HANDIC-000021